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International Maritime Organization Adopts Fuel Consumption Reporting Rule To Mitigate Climate Change
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumption.
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumption.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Big Ocean Carriers Form Asia-To-Europe Alliance
CMA CGM
The new grouping, to be called the Ocean Alliance, also will include Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line and Taipei-based Evergreen Marine.
The Ocean Alliance eventually will make room for Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., which agreed to be bought in December by CMA CGM.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Port Authority Of New York And New Jersey Bids For No. 1 Spot
The Port Authority aims for the New York area to surpass the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., to become the busiest U.S. gateway for imports and exports.
With about 60,000 containers passing through the port’s terminals each week, even small delays can cost retailers, manufacturers and other importers thousands of dollars.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Global Ocean Shipping Alliances Press Forward
The European Commission, the EU’s regulator, has set April 29 as its deadline to decide on the merger of CMA CGM and NOL.
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Ocean Ports & Carriers
Ports To Invest $154.8 Billion In Infrastructure Improvements Over 5 Years
American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)
The combined $155 billion, 5-year investment that U.S. ports and their private sector partners are planning represents a more than three-fold increase over the combined $46 billion figure obtained from the same survey five years ago.
Economist John C. Martin, Ph.D., president of Lancaster, Pa.-based Martin Associates, said U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis formulas show that investing nearly $155 billion in capital projects at U.S. ports would create about 1.6 million direct, indirect and induced domestic jobs, accounting for approximately 3.3 billion person-hours of work over the period of the investment.
3PL/4PL
BNSF Considers Scrapping Intermodal Facility Near California Ports Due To Judge’s Ruling
BNSF
After reviewing California Superior Court Judge Barry Goode's ruling, BNSF officials are "troubled by what the decision represents and uncertain whether moving forward with the project is feasible at this time," said BNSF in a press release.
The judge's ruling was in response to lawsuits filed against the project over concerns that it would have a harmful impact on the environment.
Transportation
2M Alliance Asia Cargo Service Adds Miami, Fla. Stop
The 2M Alliance, comprised of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co., recently announced the launch of a new service, the "Lone Star Express," between Asia and the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts which includes a weekly rotation at PortMiami
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Transportation
Agriculture Shippers Group Asks Congress To Reconsider Container Weight Rule
AgTC says this will impose unnecessary costs, additional EDI communications and delay in shipments. It will also create port congestion, missed sailings, spoiled cargo and angry foreign customers.
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) submitted its request to Congress in advance of the April 14 hearing of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on SOLAS container weight amendment implementation.
Transportation
Los Angeles-Long Beach Port Terminals Won’t Support Container Weight Rule
Port of Los Angeles
The statement from the LA-LB terminal association said that due to “lack of terminal infrastructure,” the 13 terminals “are incapable of providing verified gross mass (VGM) weighing services that adhere to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) guidelines.
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3PL/4PL
Container Shipping Approaching Crucial Trigger Point In 2016
Drewry
Global rate levels are no longer sustainable and with the lines’ GRI (General Rate Increase) mechanism soon to be defunct on European trades due to new European Union (EU) regulations that are about to be implemented, carriers will need to find new tools.
An additional 20 racks will increase Garden City Terminal's refrigerated container rack capacity by 28 percent.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Port Of Oakland Resumes Operations Following Stoppage Over Labor Dispute
Port of Oakland
Operations have resumed at the Port of Oakland after a dispute over working hours at the Port of Oakland led to an hours-long shutdown at the largest of its five terminals.
Idle cranes at the Port of Oakland.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
West Coast Dockworkers Endorse Bernie Sanders for President
International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)
International Longshore and Warehouse Union breaks with East Coast ports union in backing Sanders over Clinton
Sen. Sanders stood with hundreds of low-wage workers who have gone on strike for a living wage to fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage.
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